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Harriet Tubman National Historical Parks Act - Establishes in Caroline, Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, Maryland, the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park as a unit of the National Park System. Establishes in Auburn, New York, the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park also as a unit of the National Park System. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter into cooperative agreements with certain entities for the historical preservation and interpretation of such park. Requires the Secretary to complete a general management plan for such park. Authorizes appropriations. Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1996, with respect to the federal share of project costs for navigation and safety improvements, Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, Baltimore Harbor Connecting Channels, Delaware and Maryland, to offset the costs of such park.

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Ben Cardin (D)*,  Kirsten Gillibrand (D),  Barbara Mikulski (D),  Chuck Schumer (D), 

Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs. (on 07/14/2014)